Im soooo sad sid is going back to his owner!

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Hi guys

Im really gutted at the minute sid is going back to his owner as he was on loan to me she has realised how much she is missing him and wants him back! sooo sad! Cryed all day yesterday! What am i going to do with myself I am not in the position to buy one and dont really want to loan one as i will be in the same position again! Im not even sure I want another as it will never be sid! I think I might get another cat and call it sid lol! Has anyone else been in this position what did you do?

Thansk

Liz
 
Thats so sad. Dont rule out getting another loan though, it may not happen again, and whilst the next horse wont be Sid, it will be another person in its own right, be it a George, Sam, Trixibelle etc etc. Think of it like having another baby. You dont not love your new child because its not the first born, you love them all in their own way.
 
It seems to me that lots of people have horses to loan at the moment.

Sid will always be special to you - but that doesn't mean that you can't appreciate and learn to love another horse.

Why not put a wanted post up here for a new loan horse??
 
I deleted most of what I'd written (and it's still long, sorry!) because it had turned into a self-pitying rant, but I really feel for you. I've been in this position enough to be hardened to it, to be honest. That doesn't sound very nice, I know, but if you aren't in a position to afford your own you find yourself dependent on the goodwill of other people, who have their own plans (nothing wrong with that, don't get me wrong) for their horses.

My first loan was sold by her owners when I was 16 and a week later the riding club teams person phoned up to ask if I would be able to ride on the dressage team - at the time I don't think I've ever been more gutted - in fact it still upsets me twenty years later, which is a bit pathetic - but it shows how deep these things go.

To cut a long story short, I'm still not in a position to have my own horse, and am too skint even to share at the moment. Although some very generous friends and acquaintances let me ride theirs I suspect they wouldn't if I hadn't spent every opportunity learning enough to be a very competent rider (I have had as much said to me).

So keep riding, keep learning, get to know as many people as possible so that if rides come up you will know about them, and though you're sad now, try hard not to be disillusioned because there are lots of lovely horses out there with your name on! I'm sure you will do better than I did and happily have your own horse before too long. Hugs and good luck!
 
Oh hun. Hugs to you.

We've been offered a few loans, which is very kind of all, but the thought of losing one back to its owner, brrrr, scares me. For me, it's bad enough facing the usual possibilities that are part and parcel of horses, but loaning works well for many people, so it definately has its place.

OP - give yourself some time, you might find that you are itching to get back in the saddle...

Huge hot choccy for you.
 
Poor you - have a little break for a while before thinking about what you want to do next. There are lots of loan horses around and you never know what you might find.

It is really hard. I have loaned my pony for a year and a half and feel ill at the thought of them ever wanting him back. I'd offer to buy him but am not really in a position to.
 
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